A great day today. A great day yesterday. Nine below or five below and sunny is perfect for hiding in the woods and spinning a mountain bike. The four k. to get to Woolastook was a bit chilly- windy to be sure, but once inside the park and working the trails all was well. Icy in some parts, but usually room enough to use the crusty snow to stay upright and lots of room to do loops and let’er rip when the trail opened up. So that be that according to the weather man for 2011. A great year that taps out at 8950 k on the bikes. Not bad, not bad at all. And heck, only two days until the new season starts. Bring it on. Bring it on.

Okay, I got to stretch it out a bit by giving up my toes- but heck I didn’t even know they were frozen till I got home and they started to thaw out. Still, nice to ride until almost the end of December even if the temp was around nine below. Not so cold that I couldn’t get 50 last k in. Yippie. Only a bit over two months till the next go round. Now where did I put that trainer.

Nice to be back home after two months in Costa Rica and Honduras, but how can they compare to biking in December in the rain and sludge, or reaching for your water bottle and finding not a drop to drink as it be frozen like a Mr. Freezie. But back on the bike is all that matters. Even if the season must surely be over.